Public Comments on “Options for Implementation of a Statewide Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program”

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Date

Feb. 1, 2019

Authors

Derek Wietelman, Daniel A. Brent, Diego S. Cardoso, and Casey Wichman

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Testimony and Public Comments

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1 minute

These comments are submitted on behalf of a group of economists working on issues relating to the efficiency and equity impacts of water pricing and water consumer behavior more generally. We hope that these comments will be useful as an input to the California State Water Resources Control Board (“Board”) in the design of the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program (“W-LIRA”).

Topics

Water Resources

Authors

Derek Wietelman

Research Assistant

Derek Wietelman

Daniel A. Brent

Diego S. Cardoso

Casey J. Wichman

University Fellow

Casey Wichman is a university fellow at RFF. He performs research at the intersection of environmental and public economics, with an emphasis on examining the ways in which individuals make decisions in response to environmental policies.

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